Future submarine USS Arizona honors WWII battleship USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor Day ceremony in D.C. [Image 4 of 8]

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, UNITED STATES

12.07.2023

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten      

Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32

231207-N-GR655-1376 ARLINGTON, Virginia (December 7, 2023) – Cmdr. Thomas Digan, right, commanding officer of the future USS Arizona (SSN 803), and ship’s sponsor Nikki Stratton lay a wreath during a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 7, 2023. Digan and a group of five Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Arizona submariners traveled from Groton, Connecticut to honor the former USS Arizona (BB 39) on the 82nd anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941. PCU Arizona and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 12 and its primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten)

• Date Taken: 12.07.2023
• Date Posted: 12.07.2023 16:10
• Photo ID: 8157030
• VIRIN: 231207-N-GR655-1376
• Resolution: 3373x2249
• Size: 4.57 MB
• Location: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, US